POST UTME LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY 2025 Economics | Objective

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Question 1
A firm's production function is given by \( Q = 2L^{0.5}K^{0.5} \). If the firm's output is 100 units and the price of labor is ₦10 per unit, what is the minimum \cost of production?
A. ₦500
B. ₦1000
C. ₦2000
D. ₦5000
Question 2
A firm operates in a perfectly competitive market. If the market price is ₦50, and the firm's marginal \cost is ₦40, what will be the firm's profit?
A. ₦10
B. ₦20
C. ₦30
D. ₦40
Question 3
A firm's demand function is given by \( Q = 100 - 2P \). If the firm's marginal revenue function is given by \( MR = 200 - 4P \), what is the firm's optimal price?
A. ₦20
B. ₦30
C. ₦40
D. ₦50
Question 4
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the price of labor is ₦100 per unit and the price of capital is ₦200 per unit, what is the optimal combination of labor and capital?
A. L = 10, K = 5
B. L = 5, K = 10
C. L = 15, K = 3
D. L = 20, K = 2
Question 5
A firm is considering two different production processes to produce a certain product. Process A requires an initial investment of ₦20 million and has a variable \cost of ₦10 per unit. Process B requires an initial investment of ₦25 million and has a variable \cost of ₦8 per unit. If the firm produces 15,000 units of the product, what is the total \cost of production for each process?
A. Process A: ₦250 million, Process B: ₦230 million
B. Process A: ₦280 million, Process B: ₦250 million
C. Process A: ₦310 million, Process B: ₦270 million
D. Process A: ₦340 million, Process B: ₦290 million
Question 6
A consumer's indifference curve is represented by the equation ( u(x,y) = 2x + 3y ). If the consumer's income is ₦1000 and the prices of x and y are ₦5 and ₦3 respectively, what is the consumer's optimal bundle of x and y?
A. (200, 100)
B. (150, 150)
C. (100, 200)
D. (50, 250)
Question 7
The production function for a firm is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the firm increases its labor input from 4 units to 9 units, and holds capital input cons\tant at 16 units, what is the percentage change in output?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
Question 8
A firm's \cost function is given by C(q) = 2q^2 + 10q + 5. If the firm produces 20 units, what is the total \cost?
A. ₦150
B. ₦200
C. ₦250
D. ₦300
Question 9
A consumer's budget constraint is given by \( 2x + 3y = 12 \). If the consumer's indifference curve is represented by the equation ( u(x,y) = x + 2y ), what is the consumer's optimal bundle of x and y?
A. (2, 4)
B. (4, 2)
C. (6, 0)
D. (0, 6)
Question 10
A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market is characterized by which of the following?
A. Monopolistic competition
B. Oligopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. Monopoly
Question 11
A government budget is given by B = T + I, where B is the budget deficit, T is tax revenue, and I is government sp\ending. If tax revenue increases by 10% and government sp\ending remains cons\tant at ₦100 billion, what is the new budget deficit?
A. ₦110 billion
B. ₦120 billion
C. ₦130 billion
D. ₦140 billion
Question 12
A firm's production function is given by Q = 2L^0.5K^0.5. If the price of labor is ₦100 per unit and the price of capital is ₦200 per unit, what is the optimal level of labor?
A. 10 units
B. 15 units
C. 20 units
D. 25 units
Question 13
The Nigerian government has introduced a new policy to promote industrialization in the country. The policy aims to increase the production of textiles by 20% within the next two years. If the current production level is 10 million units per year, what is the expected production level after two years?
A. 12 million units
B. 13 million units
C. 14 million units
D. 15 million units
Question 14
A government imposes a tax on a firm's output. The firm's supply curve shifts to the left. What is the effect on the firm's profit-maximizing price?
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. No effect
Question 15
The Nigerian government has introduced a new policy to promote agriculture in the country. The policy aims to increase the production of rice by 15% within the next year. If the current production level is 5 million tons per year, what is the expected production level after one year?
A. 5.75 million tons
B. 6 million tons
C. 6.25 million tons
D. 6.5 million tons

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